The Truth About Cars
APRIL 15, 2024
The original Ford Taurus first appeared as a 1986 model , going through three generations and nearly 10 million sales (counting the Mercury Sable ) before getting the axe in October of 2006. That made 2007 the final model year for the "real" Taurus, and I've found one of these rare cars in a New Orleans self-service junkyard.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 7, 2010
Top: Reported sales of US hybrids in 2009 resulted in a 2.8% Reported sales of hybrids in the US rose 42% in December 2009 year-on-year to 25,167 units; sales for the year decreased 7.5% to 290,280 units [ 1 ] , representing a new vehicle market share for calendar year (CY) 2009 of 2.8%. new vehicle market share.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 1, 2009
by volume year-on-year in March 2009 to 857,735 units, according to figures from Autodata. March 2009 had 25 sales days compared to 26 in March 2008; all figures here reflect changes in actual volume, rather than adjusted day selling rate. The SAAR (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in March 2009 was 9.86 to 412,843 units.
Charged EVs
MAY 31, 2022
Roll back the clock to the dark days of 2009, when two of the three US automakers collapsed into bankruptcy and were restructured by the White House Auto Task Force in the early days of the first Obama administration. Just like, say, Ford—which was then in the process of killing Mercury, to leave it with only Ford and Lincoln.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 2, 2009
There were 26 selling days in August 2009, vs. 27 in August 2008. Compared to July 2009 results, however, hybrid sales rose 9.2% of new vehicle sales in August 2009. Changes in OEM hybrid market share, August 2008 to August 2009. in August 2009. in August 2009. in August 2009. in August 2009.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 4, 2009
Retail sales were down 9% while fleet sales declined 47%. Compared to June 2009, volume was up nearly 12,000 vehicles. Ford posted the first year-on-year 2009 sales gains of any major OEM in the US market in July, with total sales climbing 2% to 158,838 units. compared to June 2009. decline year-on-year by volume.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 5, 2009
SAAR Feb 2008 to Feb 2009. February 2009 had 24 selling days, compared to 25 the prior year. by volume compared with a year ago, driven by a 75% reduction in fleet sales. So far in 2009, GM has delivered 2,010 hybrid vehicles. Ford, Lincoln and Mercury February US sales totaled 96,044, down 48.2% Data: Autodata.
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